Andrew Jackson is in his second year as the Defensive Line Coach at West Virginia. Jackson came to Morgantown after serving as the Defensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for Defense at Old Dominion for the 2020 season. He enjoyed prior stops at James Madison as the Defensive Tackles Coach, Mississippi State as the Defensive Quality Control Coach, Fordham as the Defensive Line Coach, Penn State as a Graduate Assistant with the defensive line, as well as Stony Brook as a GA, and Assistant Defensive Line Coach.

Coach Jackson joined the podcast at the NYSHSFCA Coaches Clinic to discuss his approach to coaching the defensive line.

Show Notes:

Start in coaching
Influences
Being real with your players
Scientific approach to coaching
Playing more guys in a game
Not a cookie-cutter approach
Understanding learning styles
Matching personnel vs. each opponent
Fitting the scheme to personnel
The meeting room
Watching practice and game film with players
Growing the relationships outside of football
Interactive walkthrough
Five trash cans are not productive
Doing the little things right as a young coach
Gaining an appreciation for everyone’s role in a program

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Coach Jackson’s presentation at Lauren’s First & Goal

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A Personal and Personnel Approach to Coaching Defensive Line - Andrew Jackson, DL Coach, West Virginia